The Trump 2024 Campaign: REVENGE

[Septua]

It's not breaking news, as it has been in the news for a while but is worth an update. Plain and simple, Trump is running for Dictator rather than President.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/05/trump-revenge-second-term/

Donald Trump and his allies have begun mapping out specific plans for using the federal government to punish critics and opponents should he win a second term, with the former president naming individuals he wants to investigate or prosecute and his associates drafting plans to potentially invoke the Insurrection Act on his first day in office to allow him to deploy the military against civil demonstrations.

The discussions underway reflect Trump’s determination to harness the power of the presidency to exact revenge on those who have challenged or criticized him if he returns to the White House. The former president has frequently threatened to take punitive steps against his perceived enemies, arguing that doing so would be justified by the current prosecutions against him.

In private, Trump has told advisers and friends in recent months that he wants the Justice Department to investigate onetime officials and allies who have become critical of his time in office, including his former chief of staff, John F. Kelly, and former attorney general William P. Barr, as well as his ex-attorney Ty Cobb and former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Mark A. Milley...Trump has also talked of prosecuting officials at the FBI and Justice Department, a person familiar with the matter said.

In public, Trump has vowed to appoint a special prosecutor to “go after” President Biden and his family. The former president has frequently made corruption accusations against them that are not supported by available evidence.

The scary part is some weekend polls show Trump leading Biden in 5 of 6 swing states. If the election was held today, Trump would win. I understand 12 month pre-election polls are indicators of messaging rather than predictions of outcomes but it indicates to me, the radical right propaganda machine is winning the messaging game.